Facebook vs. Friends

Finally saw Son of Rambow yesterday, technically about a boy from a strict religious sect in mid-eighties England who watches television, Rambo no less, for the first time as a result of befriending a boy who is deemed an outcast by his family and peers.

In reality, this humorous, poignant tale is about so much more. The simple message that I took away was this:

We humans fool ourselves daily, allowing our ego to rule by finding groups (in this tale peer/social and religious) to secure for ourselves a sense of belonging. Of course, these man-made social groups are mere smoke and mirrors. Truth is exposed in crisis -- you either continue blindly adhering to these false identities and never really live, or you find true friendship, love and spirituality.

Great, hope-filled movie. I highly recommend.

On the Nightstand: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

On the iPod: Billy Bragg